Friday - July 18, 2025
*Kentucky Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Wednesday July 16, 2025 ( 13 items )  

Barr Introduces Defend Girls Athletics Act to Hold Schools Accountable for Refusing Trump Transgender EO
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Introduces Defend Girls Athletics Act to Hold Schools Accountable for Refusing Trump Transgender EO * Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY) introduced legislation that reinforces and codifies President Trump's Executive Order prohibiting biological boys from participating in girls' sports. The Defend Girls Athletics Act ensures the Trump Administration can fully enforce the   more

Chairman Guthrie Celebrates House Passage of Nine Energy and Commerce Bills
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Guthrie Celebrates House Passage of Nine Energy and Commerce Bills Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement after the House passed nine bills from the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, Communications and Technology, and Energy Subcommittees: "Technological   more

Chairman Rand Paul Releases Final Report Detailing Secret Service Failures in Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump
WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Rand Paul Releases Final Report Detailing Secret Service Failures in Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump Report Reveals Inexcusable Negligence, Communication Breakdowns, Systemic Weaknesses, and Limited Accountability * Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland S  more

CMS Expands Access to Lifesaving Gene Therapies Through Innovative State Agreements
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Expands Access to Lifesaving Gene Therapies Through Innovative State Agreements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that 33 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will participate in the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, a bold new approach to delivering cutting-edge t  more

Committee on Energy and Commerce Enacts Changes to Subcommittee Leadership and Memberships
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Committee on Energy and Commerce Enacts Changes to Subcommittee Leadership and Memberships Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, led a Full Committee Business Meeting to enact new subcommittee leadership and changes to subcommittee membership. The following changes to Subcommitt  more

Congressman Comer Introduces the Save Local Business Act
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Comer Introduces the Save Local Business Act * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced the Save Local Business Act, which clarifies the joint employer standard to provide certainty for small business owners and workers across the country. In recent years, small businesses have suffered under unelected bureaucrats at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)  more

Consumer Price Index, South Region -- June 2025
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, South Region -- June 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent over the month. The index for energy increased 1.4 p  more

Education Issues Department Notice on Student Aid Partner Connect System
WASHINGTON, July 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice entitled "Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records." This action introduces a unified digital platform for financial aid administration rescinding two previous system notices. The core of this notice is the establishment of "Federal Student Aid Partner Connect", a web-based platform designed to simplify user experience and employ modernized, more secure technology. It integrates functions previously handled by sep  more

Feenstra Leads Legislation to Support Rural Behavioral Health by Fully Funding Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Leads Legislation to Support Rural Behavioral Health by Fully Funding Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Farmers First Act, which would expand and improve behavioral health services in rural communities and connect those in times of crisis with trained medical professionals to receive the personalized care tha  more

Justice Department Highlights DEA Drug Seizures for First Half of 2025, Successful Operations Over the Last Several Weeks
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Highlights DEA Drug Seizures for First Half of 2025, Successful Operations Over the Last Several Weeks * WASHINGTON -- Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi highlighted the great work of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to get illegal drugs off our streets and protect innocent Americans from addiction, overdose, and drug-related crime and violence. Since January 20, 2025,  more

McBath Joins Colleagues, 100+ Advocacy Groups to Launch Community Safety Agenda
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * McBath Joins Colleagues, 100+ Advocacy Groups to Launch Community Safety Agenda * Washington, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06), Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and a coalition of over 100 civil rights, public health, racial justice, housing, violence prevention, and econo  more

Rep. Barragan: Opposing Provider Tax Restrictions in GOP Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following floor remarks on June 26, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, Senate Republicans are making Donald Trump's big, ugly bill even uglier with steeper cuts to Medicaid that will leave more kids, parents, and seniors without healthcare. This is all so they can reward their billionaire donors with even bigger tax  more

Welch Calls for Resignation of DHS Secretary Noem
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Calls for Resignation of DHS Secretary Noem * Welch took to the Senate floor to demand Noem resign or be fired WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today called for the resignation of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, citing Secretary Noem's mishandling of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and record of undermining FEMA's work, as wel  more